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Escaflowne - The Movie Actor: Kazuki Akane Number of Items: 1 Format: Animated, Color, Widescreen, Dolby, DTS Surround Sound Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated) Studio: Bandai Entertainment Product Group: DVD Release Date: 2004-03-02 Buy from Amazon

Customer Reviews: Total numer of reviews: 152 Average rating: 4.0 "Escaflowne- the movie" i think this movie has all u wont in a dvd or vhs for anime fans! if u dont like anime well sorrynothen we can do for u aha no but realy this movie can keep u on your feet 100% of the time its got same funny parts in same sad in same that u guse cant put down im not gone go in to detail cuse i dont wont to rek the movie for yea but this movie has the profect mixture of horror sadness funny parts in times u think ur like there watchen in real life now im a anime fan watch escaflownethe movie it changes ur mind on the anime world u can tell that it's a great movie its got chrators that are a bit werid in same sing in it WATCH IT IF UR TIERD ULL GO TO SLEEP! aha in most it u can understand in now how it works if your young (o.o)im righting it cuse i think ud like it other wish i wouldnt so try it u might like it if not watch it a few more times in i bet u well or rent it well i hope yall find it helping. "Disappointing, compared to the original series" First of all, I have to point out that I am a fan of the original twenty-six episode series, which I consider to be an absolutely stunning production and story, with a slightly disjointed ending. That said, I admittedly watched this with an existing bias. As a movie in its own right, this is very nice; compared to the original series it was adapted from, it's a bit of a let down. The production standards were excellent (after all, it appears to use the same cast and crew as the original series), but to somebody who had already experienced the richness of the original, the retelling was rather abrupt. In my opinion, it is best to consider this to be an alternative history type of tale, that happens to feature many of the same characters. The storyline only bears a superficial resemblance to that of the original, but it's a decent storyline in its own right. If I had seen this before watching the series, I would probably have considered it a 4 of 5 overall. Character designs are nice, and the animation is excellent. The sound quality seems to be very good, but they don't seem to be trying for the immersive audio experience of the series. I cannot comment on the quality of the dub work (didn't listen to it) but considering the company, it's probably decent. Acting on the Japanese audio is excellent, and, if I'm recalling names correctly, features the same cast as the series. The subtitles are nicely legible, although I was watching it on a 31" display using an S-Video hookup. I can't comment on the extra features available, as I've only seen a rental edition (no bonus disc included), but the extra features on the main disc are minimal. "Much better than these people claim." I picked up this DVD before seeing the series, and I have to say that I enjoyed it thoroughly. The movie itself was filled with lots of great action, and as much story evolution that one could expect from the feature-length adaptation of an entire series. It did seem a bit disjointed, but that's forgivable, considering. The movie has really piqued my interest in the series as well. On whole, though, I think the movie would have earned 4 stars from me if it weren't for one thing, the included Soundtrack CD. This baby alone is worth laying down the extra green for the set. Allot of great orchestral pieces spotted with a few great J-pop tunes, and one.... curious.... English adaptation of a J-pop song. All in all, I would say, if your an Anime fan, you really can't go wrong with picking up this disk, and don't skimp out and get the bare bones disk, the soundtrack is worth it, trust me. "One word...WOW!!!" When I first thought about seeing this movie, I heard a lot of negative feedback by the diehard fans of the TV series. Then, when I finally got the movie, I was in awe. During the first twenty or so minutes, I was trying to figure out why they changed the series so much, then, when Hitomi met Van, it all fell into place. This is the MOVIE, not the TV series. From then on, I watched with an open mind. About three quarters of the way through, I was again slightly disappointed because they made Naria and Eryia be singers in Dryden's club, but, several minutes later, I forgot about that. This movie is totally pleasing to the senses. Yes, there's violence, but, there's also a lot about human discovery and the exploration of life. It's totally worth it to pay the fifty or so dollars to buy this. The movie is great, the special features are good, and the soundtrack is beautiful. Even if you think that this movie will [stiks] because of the fact that it doesn't hold totally true to the Escaflowne story line, it's worth spending the money just for the soundtrack and cast interviews. "Escaflowne remixed?" Watching this movie is like listening to a familiar song remixed. I am not a huge fan of the TV series, but had watched it on and off for its imaginative worlds and mechas. The biggest turn off of the original series are the character designs of the main characters, which is something that this movie fixed. The redesigned characters are way better looking and sexier. Some of the fight scenes and CG sequences (the opening sequence for example) are very well done but at other times, the quality drops to TV series quality. The biggest flaw of this movie is that if you haven't watch the series on TV, you will not have much compassion for the characters and the plot. It seems that Hitomi's character in this movie has no clue at all what's going on in Gaia, even towards the end of the movie. Now for a main character of a movie to do that is quite strange! And some of the important relationships between the characters are not explained at all. What is feels like is an epic story squeezed into under 2 hours with not enough deveopment. Nonetheless, the visual flair makes this film entertaining. Just don't expect everything to be explained.